How are homes heated in Madison Township (Riley County), KS?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Madison Township (Riley County), used by 56.5% (±9.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
20.6% (±7.7 points)
Electricity
56.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Madison Township (Riley County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostMadison Township (Riley County)Riley CountyKansasUnited States
Utility gas20.6% (±7.7 points)50.3%63.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±1.4 points)0.1%0.2%3.9%
Electricity56.5% (±9.7 points)41.2%26.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)14.6% (±5.0 points)6.5%7.8%4.9%
Wood1.1% (±0.8 points)0.7%1.2%1.4%
Solar energy6.5% (±4.0 points)0.5%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±1.4 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.6% (±0.6 points)0.4%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±1.4 points)0.3%0.3%1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Madison Township (Riley County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Riley County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (0.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Madison Township (Riley County), the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Riley County (41.2%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (26.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Madison Township (Riley County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madison Township (Riley County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Madison Township (Riley County)—56.5% (±9.7 points)—
Milford6.1 mi28.0% (±14.4 points)Lower
Milford Township6.1 mi23.2% (±10.9 points)Lower
Riley6.2 mi18.3% (±7.6 points)Lower
Wildcat Township (Riley County)6.3 mi27.1% (±12.3 points)Lower
Grant Township (Riley County)7.0 mi56.2% (±17.3 points)Not measurably different
Fort Riley7.2 mi63.7% (±10.1 points)Not measurably different
Ogden9.0 mi25.6% (±9.7 points)Lower
Ogden Township9.0 mi25.9% (±9.8 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milford, KS (28.0%), Milford Township, KS (23.2%), Riley, KS (18.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Riley County, place by place

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
6 (tie)Randolph0.0% (±33.3 points)
6 (tie)Riley0.0% (±8.5 points)
6 (tie)Ashland Township0.0% (±47.5 points)
6 (tie)Center Township (Riley County)0.0% (±45.6 points)
6 (tie)Fancy Creek Township0.0% (±46.8 points)
6 (tie)Grant Township (Riley County)0.0% (±9.1 points)
6 (tie)Madison Township (Riley County)0.0% (±1.4 points)
6 (tie)Manhattan Township0.0% (±4.2 points)
6 (tie)Ogden Township0.0% (±2.9 points)
6 (tie)Swede Creek Township0.0% (±34.3 points)
6 (tie)Wildcat Township (Riley County)0.0% (±10.5 points)
6 (tie)Zeandale Township0.0% (±26.8 points)

Showing 12 of 20 places in Riley County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Madison Township (Riley County)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Madison Township (Riley County)?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Madison Township (Riley County), used by 56.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Madison Township (Riley County) heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.4 points) of occupied homes in Madison Township (Riley County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Madison Township (Riley County) have electric heat?

56.5% (±9.7 points) of occupied homes in Madison Township (Riley County) heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Madison township, Riley County, Kansas (county subdivision:44125, in state:20 county:161).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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